MultiSpeak interoperability standard for utilities approved for SGIP Catalog of Standards

6 June 2014 Geoff Zeiss

MultiSpeak was developed under the auspices of the National Rural Electric Assn (NRECA) and is intended as an industry-wide standard for the exchange of information for electricity distribution utilities and all vertically-integrated segments except power marketing and generation.  It is used by more than 725 electric coops, investor-owned, and municipal utilities in 19 countries and is widely recognized and supported by North American software vendors.  Multispeak incorporates the OGC Geography Markup Language (GML) 2.1.2 standard for geospatial location.

The MultiSpeak Specification is one of the leading standards addressing the demands of enterprise application interoperability required to achieve smart grid objectives.

The members of Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) are responsible for resolving  interoperability coordination issues and gaps that hinder seamless connectivity. By clearing these roadblocks, SGIP accelerates the digital modernization of the electric power grid and expaSgip logonds supplier and service provider markets in both the United States and internationally.

The SGIP Catalog of Standards (CoS) is a compendium of standards and practices considered to be relevant for the development and deployment of a robust, interoperable, and secure Smart Grid.

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel’s (SGIP) Participating Members voted to add two new entries, Multispeak 3.0 and  MultiSpeak Security V1.0, to the SGIP Catalog of Standards.

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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